Inside Edition reported earlier this year that the younger sister of Natalie Wood was staying in a motel room outside of Los Angeles with her daughter Evan, her son-in-law, three grandchildren, and two dogs while struggling to make ends meet.

“Its difficult [relocating] under good circumstances. So under really rotten ones, its not really terrific. I have basically fought all of my life to take care and to provide a home for my daughter, for myself, for my family.

Wood was once regarded as Hollywood royalty when she starred as Plenty OToole opposite Sean Connery in 1971s Diamonds Are Forever”.

But Wood said the familys growing medical bills were to blame for their financial woes. Inside Edition reported Evan battled Hodgkins lymphoma and her radiation treatments permanently scarred her lungs, resulting in her breathing through an oxygen compressor. The family struggled to pay for their rented home in California and they were ultimately evicted. They scrambled to find a motel that would allow the family to stay with their pets.

I realized [I was in trouble] for quite a while, but it seemed like we were able to bail out, Wood explained. …We had more health problems than expected — not that you ever expect them — but I know Im not going to get well. Im only going to get worse But with my daughter, shes all hooked up to oxygen. Shes got two units. She cant walk across a room without becoming terribly winded. We werent expecting that. She has other medical problems that I dont think she would be comfortable with me going into on her behalf But shes not well. Shes really not well. Its difficult.

Wood suffers from health issues of her own, including arthritis. She claimed doctors have tried numerous treatments, but nothing has provided long-term relief.

I literally live in pain 24/7, she said. Its degenerative and theres nothing that at my stage that can be done Unfortunately, I lived with it for a very long time and I just kept my mouth shut, which is probably not the smartest thing to do. So now Im dealing with it on both knees. Ive been told I have absolutely no cartiidge left on my neck. My hands are a nightmare. And Im just waiting to see what else starts hurting at this point Unfortunately, theres just nothing that can be done about that. Im just trying to deal with it the best I can. You take your high blood pressure medicine, a lot of vitamins, and hope for the best.

Wood and her family have since left the motel and are living in an adorable little place. She credited donations from the GoFundMe campaign for giving her family a new start.

Oh goodness, if I wasnt able to touch [that money], I wouldnt have electricity, water, or a roof over my head, she said. But you know, the thing a lot of us forget, myself included, is you put down first, last, and a security deposit and youre in a place. But how about all the deposits necessary for water, gas, electricity all of our things had to be put in storage. Even doing that we lost more than half of everything we owned and finding a motel that would accept us with dogs was not easy. It was costly Were still coming to terms with everything, so were not pulled together by any stretch of the imagination, but were trying. Im trying very hard to make it a home.

Many fans wondered why Robert Wagner, her sisters husband and a famous Hollywood actor, hasnt stepped in to help. Wood shared there hasnt been any contact between Wagner or any of Natalie’s daughters.

In 2011, Wood pressed the 87-year-old for answers concerning Natalies sudden death in 1981 from drowning. Authorities have said Wagner isnt a suspect, and he denied any involvement in her passing. Wood claimed that if Natalie were alive, she would have stepped in to help her sibling.

Oh, she would have done everything possible to help, she explained. Natalie was a very loving, very giving person sometimes to an extreme. She also went through a period of time where she said shes gotta stop caring so much when its not good for her. And she did that through therapy. You know, she would have done everything in her power to help. She probably would have turned around and bought us a house!

However, Wood is stunned so many fans pitched in financially and continue to do so.

Im terribly overwhelmed with sincere gratitude, she said. I dont know where I would be right now if it wasn’t for everyone saying, Yes, I want to help.’ Theyve given me a continuation of my life to which was rapidly falling apart. My gratitude is endless.